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6 Mistakes Creatives Make That Lead To Client Conflicts (And How To Fix Them Now)
Avoid burnout, get paid on time, and build a business that actually works for you If you run a creative business, you’ve probably blamed a client (or five) for a stressful project. But here’s the...
Setting Boundaries With Clients: Powerful Scripts, Systems, and Success Strategies
Setting boundaries with clients is one of the most powerful ways to protect your energy, time, and business. If you’ve ever felt drained, disrespected, or unsure how to refuse a client request, you’re not alone...
AI & Copyright: What Creators Need to Know Right Now
AI is writing books, composing music, and designing logos. It’s also raising many legal questions. This new creative frontier is exciting, but it’s also confusing. Creatives are navigating uncertainty around ownership, contracts, and what the...
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Hip Hop Producers on the Art and Reality of Sampling
Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with music of the last thirty or forty years understands that sampling remains a big part of the creative process for many musicians. The art of taking something old and turning it into something new and innovative has...
The Trademark Spectrum of Distinctiveness
Anyone working with trademarks will come across the spectrum of distinctiveness. This chromatic-sounding concept will be critical in any effort to register and protect brands and understanding how it works will make it easier to choose a brand name that can get the...
Bringing Your Own Legal Documents Doesn’t Save Money
From time to time I am approached by someone who comes to my office with a legal document that he or she got from a friend or downloaded from the Internet. Sometimes they are the fruits of a Google search and sometimes they are documents purchased from a vendor....
Legal Ethics and Technology
Legal technology succeeds or fails because of legal ethics. Legal ethics are the rules that all lawyers must follow or face penalties. Because of this, lawyers will hesitate to use technologies where there are doubts about how well those technologies comply with the...
